California Law Lowers the Bar on Gun Confiscations

“…authorities in California are using a new law designed to prevent the next mass shooting by temporarily confiscating guns from people considered a danger to themselves or others.

Under the confiscation law, which went into effect in January, California residents can lose their weapons without being convicted of a crime or being institutionalized. Police or immediate family members must persuade a judge to sign a gun violence restraining order, which lasts up to 21 days but can be extended. The law has so far been used to seize guns in 33 cases…”

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